How NOT to Drive Traffic Using Fiverr

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(Subtitled: Beware the $5 Traffic Gurus) I thought I was being smart. I thought I could pay someone five bucks and they would work their magic and funnel all sorts of traffic to my new blog. Of course, I was experimenting, but I had no idea what kind of a fail to … Read more

Should You Worry About Your Bounce Rate?

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by Lucy Beer A low bounce rate is often cited as a hallmark of a good website–40% or lower is typically heralded as the goal–signaling that visitors are engaged with your site and finding useful content. A high bounce rate is often assumed to mean that your site is not doing its … Read more

Did Motorola and Verizon Miss the Mark?

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I’m not sure this ad achieves what Motorola and Verizon hoped to achieve. I don’t see people untethered by longer battery life; I see a digital culture of disconnect. No one is actually looking at each other. All eyes are on their phones. Yeesh. Is this what we’re becoming? The digitally divided?

Defining ‘Moments of Truth’ in a Business Customer’s Lifecycle

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by Joseph Fiochetta There are several critical times during a customer’s relationship where a decision is made–by the customer–to continue or discontinue interacting with a company. This may be the first bill, a customer service call, a retail experience, a Web site…any event that helps clarify the relationship with a particular brand, … Read more